Convertible reclining chair and cot



L- ANTELMAN CONVERTIBLE RECLINING CHAIR AND COT Sept. 23, 1952 2SHEETS-SHEET 1 Filed Feb. 13, 1948 INVENTOR.

ATTORN EY.

Sept. 23, 1952 ,AI\.TI.;| MA.\1 2,611,418

CONVERTIBLE RECLINING CHAIR AND COT Filed Feb. 15, 1948 2 SHEETS-SHEET 222-. 22 22 22 20 A 20 1o 1o 1% 1% INVENTOR.

Leon Hmelman.

BY 547W ATTO R N EY.

Patented Sept. 23, 1952 E My invention relates to a seat and relatesparticularly to a folding seat whichv may be converted into a bedwithout the addition of any parts.

Adjustable folding chairs have been manufactured and so have holdingseats which are convertible to a bed but the prior art devices lack 1)simplicity, and (2) simplicity to convert a reclining chair to a bed.

It is, therefore, an object of my invention to provide a collapsibleseat which may be converted from a seat to a bed and which also may beadjusted as a seat.

Another object of my invention is to provide a convertible seat into abed by the simple expedient of changing the angle of the two pivotedmembers on each side with respect to the ground.

Other objects of my invention are to provide an improved device of thecharacter described, that is easily and economically produced, which issturdy in construction, and which is highly efficient in operation.

With the above and related objects in view, my invention consists in thedetails of construction and combination of parts, as will be more fullyunderstood from the following description, when read in conjunction withthe accompanying drawing in which:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation view of a convertible folding chair and bedembodying my invention with the unit in a reclining chair position.

Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the convertible folding chair andbed of Fig. 1 with the unit shown in a bed position.

Fig. 3 is a top view of the chair position illus trated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a top view of the bed position illustrated in Fig. 4.

Fig. 5 is a front view of the chair position illustrated in Fig. 1, seeline 5-5 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a rear view of the chair position illustrated in Fig. 1, seeline -5-i of Fig. 1.

Fig. '7 is a front view of the bed position shown in Fig.2, see line 1l'of Fig. 2.

Fig. 8 is a rear view of the bed position shown in Fig. 2, see line 88of Fig. 2.

Fig. 9 is a side view of the convertible folding chair and bed in acollapsed or folded position.

Referring now in greater detail to the drawings wherein similarreference characters refer to similar parts, my convertible chair andbed comprises a pair of parallel legs HI, [6 connected by cross bars toform a first frame pivoted at H to a second pair of parallel frames i2,12 to form a second frame. It is to be observed that the pivot H isclose to the end A of leg It and the end 52A or pe -1 25A p ir or says,or braces 14. 14 each has one end pivoted at 15 to the leg [0 and across Inernfoe'r' MA joining'thefother ends of the braces 143M isadapted to rest in one of the notches |2Aon thel'eg I2 whereby the'le'gIQ is tiltedat a predetermined angle with respect to the legl 2 Inthepositionjindicated Fig.1, the end [BA of leg It and the end I23 ofleg 12 rest upon the ground. Since the side legs are identical anyreference to a singular side leg describes both side legs.

The fabric or canvas 26 forms the seat and back rest itself and has oneend securely attached to the cross strut 13A at one end of the frame12-!2 and the other end securely attached to the cross strut ESE at theopposite end of the frame I2l2 with the fabric passing over the crossstrut leC at the upper end [0B of the frame !Gll. The length of the seatfabric is such that when the chair is converted to a cot the fabric willbe held taut so that the user may recline in a horizontal positionbetween the crossbars 50C and [3A.

A suitable arm rest 24 is pivotally mounted at 24A on each of the framesl0 and the arm rest has a cut-out portion to interfit with the brace Hiwhereby movement of the arm rest is arrested in one direction but not inthe other.

A combined head rest and awning frame is pivoted at It to the end 19B offrame llll0 and comprises a pair of side bars 20, 22 connected by a bar2|. The combined head rest and awnin fabric A passes over bar 2! and hasits ends attached at 20A to a cross bar at the free end of the frame2ll20 and a cross bar at the free end of the frame 22--22. It should beobserved that the awning portion of the fabric A is attached to the:frame 20-20 whereas the head rest portion is: attached to the frame22-22.

In Figs. 1, 3, 5 and 6, I have shown the unit in a chair position and toconvert the chair to a bed or cot I swing the'legs 10 approximately tothe left as Fig. 1 is viewed; however, in the position shown in Fig. 2the end IDA still engages the ground. However, end 12A is shifted froman elevated to a ground position and end 123 is elevated from a groundposition, meanwhile. brace i4 is swung around its pivot 15 to a groundengaging position and braced against upward movement from the ground bythe awning brace 20 with the head rest portion of the fabric A taking aposition over one end of the cot fabric 26.

The arm rest 24 does not take any part in the conversion from chair tocot. In the position shown in Fig. 1 the arm rest 24 has one end abutthe brace l4 while in Fig. 2 the arm rest swings freely about its pivot24A.

In Fig. 1 the frame 20-40 is held in position by virtue of short arms203 which are mounted to tightly embrace the rod l8.

The entire unit may be folded to a substantially single thickness bycollapsing all of the parts on the first frame as illustrated in Fig. 9.

Although my invention has been described in considerable detail, suchdescription is intended as being illustrative rather than limiting,since the invention may be variously embodied, and the scope of thinvention is to be determined as claimed. 7

I claim as my invention:

A combined collapsible chair and cot, comprising a frame in crossedrelation to and pivoted to a second frame said frames each extending atan inclination to the ground, braces having ends pivotally connected tothe first named frame, and having other ends adjustably supported uponthe second frame, a strip of fabric connected at one end .to the top ofone frame extending over the top of said first frame and secured to thebottom of said second named frame, said frames being adapted to berotated about the points of engagement of the first frame upon theground and spread apart to extend at reverse inclinations and 4 thebraces detached and swung down to engage the ground to form a cot frame,including a combined awning and head rest pivotally connected to theupper end of said first frame, said awning being substantiallyperpendicular to said head rest, and the free end of said awning beingadapted to swing about its pivotal connection to engage said braces toform a head end support when the device is extended to form a cot, theheadrest overlying one end of the cot, and the awning alone forming acanopy when the device is converted to a chair.

LEON ANTELMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 297,014 Rundell Apr. 15, 18841,429,388 Wedemann Sept. 19, 1922 1,443,921 Mackensie Jan. 30, 1923FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 104,792 Australia Aug. 11, 1938505,118 Great Britain May 5, 1939

